News - Mid Suffolk Liberal Democrats

Sharon Bowles MEP slams UKIP and BNP for voting against caps on bankers´ bonuses

South East Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles has slammed both UKIP and the BNP for voting against the tough new laws to introduce caps on top bankers´ cash bonuses, which was overwhelmingly voted through the European Parliament by 625 in favour to 28 against, with 37 abstentions. In effect, UKIP and BNP MEPs voted against the legislation in order to keep the status quo, which has seen huge bonus packages continue to be handed out despite unprecedented government intervention.

9 Aug 2010

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Cllr Sawyer's statement on ending of BSF funding

"We are extremely disappointed with the decision to cancel the Building Schools for the Future Programme (BSF). The programme represented a once-in-a-generation opportunity for vast investment to transform schooling in Bedford Borough, and it is obviously a major blow that the programme has been brought to an end before that investment was made.

7 Jul 2010

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Campaigner opposes housebuilding plans which threaten villages' identity

Michael Mullaney, the Liberal Democrats' parliamentary spokesman for Hinckley and Bosworth, has launched a campaign against a housing development between the villages of Stoke Golding and Dadlington.

7 Jul 2010

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Shepway Lib Dem Executive Meeting Venue Change

Due to illness, the venue for the Shepway Lib Dem Executive Meeting of 7th July has been moved to the Lib Dem office at Unit 17, Kengate Industrial Estate, Dymchurch Road, Hythe CT21 6LU - still starting at 7pm.

7 Jul 2010

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Liberal Democrats condemn Composting Site appeal

A leading local Liberal Democrat has condemned an attempt to resurrect plans to put a composting site in the local area.

7 Jul 2010

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Local Elections and a Referendum

On May 5th 2011, as well as elections for Borough and District Councils, there will be a National Referendum on whether to adopt the Alternative Vote - a fairer voting system where voters can rank the candidates 1, 2, 3 etc instead of marking just one with an X.

7 Jul 2010

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